Syllabus

Module 1: Introduction to Wireless Communication Systems [4 hrs.]
Evolution, Mobile Systems around the World, Example of the mobile radio systems, Recent trends, 2G, 3G and 4G Cellular networks.
Module 2: The Cellular Concept [5 hrs.]
Frequency reuse, Channel assignment, Hand off process, Types of Interference, Cellular capacity
Module 3: Mobile Radio Propagation [5 hrs.]
Path loss, Radio wave propagation, Reflection, Diffraction, Scattering, Link budget Design, Outdoor and indoor propagation models
Module 4: Principle of multi-path propagation [5 hrs.]
Impulse response model of channels, parameters for mobile multi-path channels, the concept of fading, Rayleigh and Ricean fading, Simulation of fading channels.

Pulse shaping, Linear and non-linear Modulation techniques, constant envelop modulation, QPSK, MSK, GMSK. Spread spectrum modulation techniques - Direct sequence and Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum and their applications.
Module 6: Equalization, Diversity and Channel coding [6 hrs.]
Fundamentals of equalization, General adaptive equalizer, Linear and non-linear equalizers, diversity techniques, RAKE receivers, Basic concept of coding.
Module 7 Multiple access techniques [5 hrs.]
Introduction, FDMA, TDMA, CDMA, SDMA, the capacity of cellular systems
Module 8: Introduction to Multicarrier systems [5 hrs.]
OFDM and wireless LAN, WiMAX, GSM, WCDMA, 3GPP LTE and other 4G standards.

Understand various mobile standards from 1G to 5G

To develop skills in the link budget design of the cellular system.

To analyze the effects of small-scale fading and large-scale path loss.

To understand the modulation and multiple access techniques used for cellular systems.

1) Understanding the basics of mobile and wireless communication and solving various types of problems.
2) Apply theory for analyzing a practical problem related to the mobile communication system.
3) Application of large-scale and small-scale channel models for the design of mobile communication systems.
4) Analyze and design various wireless communication systems.

Andrea Goldsmith, Wireless Communication, Cambridge University Press , 2009

Andreas Molisch, Wireless communications, Wiley , 2nd Edition

T.S. Rappaport, Wireless Communications – Principles and Practice, Prentice Hall of India/ Pearson , 2nd Edition

Stuber, Principles of Mobile Communication,, Springer , 2nd Edition